Emma Jonson How do I use Scopus search?
How to search for open access journals in Scopus:
- In the Browse box, click on the drop-down menu next to ‘Subject Area’ to select your subject area of choice.
- Also in the Browse box, tick the ‘Open Access’ check box: ‘Display only Open Access Journals’
- Click on ‘Display Sources.’
How do I find keywords in Scopus?
Document search
- Go to the Document search.
- Select the ‘Article title, Abstract, Keywords’
- On the dropdown list select ‘Keywords’. This will search in both Author and Indexed keywords.
- Type in your keywords into the Search bar and click ‘Search’.
How do I do an advanced search on Scopus?
Using Advanced Search On the Advanced search form, you can create a search using field codes, proximity operators, or boolean operators to narrow the scope of the search. When doing a Boolean search, Scopus insists that parentheses be used correctly. If you get a message about a Syntax Error, check your (( )).
Is Scopus free?
Scopus is Elsevier’s abstract and citation database. Although the Library does not subscribe to Scopus, you can still use a free version of it. Scopus traces citations and impact factors of articles in peer-reviewed journals in all subjects, and is especially strong in the sciences.
Can you use MeSH terms in Scopus?
It is not possible to search directly for MeSH terms in Scopus, as it is in Medline (Ovid) and PubMed, although it is possible to search for MeSH terms as keywords, ie as words that appear in the keywords section of a record. Limits are minimal.
How do I get Scopus for free?
How do I refine Scopus search?
Refining your search You may return to the Search screen to add additional concepts, or search within your results by entering additional terms into the box at the top left of the results screen. Alternatively, you can refine your results using the refine options in the left hand pane of the results screen.
How do I limit search on Scopus?
Click check boxes to select items you want to limit your results to, or to exclude. You can select items from more than one category. Click a number in parentheses to open the preview box of the corresponding results. Click either Limit to or Exclude.
What is a good Scopus score?
A SNIP of 1.0 means that a journal’s articles are cited at the average rate for all journals in the same subject area; anything over 1.0 indicates more citations than average in the field while a SNIP of less than 1.0 is below the average. A SNIP of more than 1.5 generally indicates a very well-cited journal.
What is the difference between Embase and Scopus?
Background: Embase is a bibliographic database covering international biomedical literature from 1947 to the present day. Scopus, likewise, is a bibliographic database, which claims to index more than 60 million records, including over 21,500 peer-reviewed journals and articles-in-press.
Does Web of Science use MeSH terms?
Unfortunately, Web of Science (former Web of Knowledge) does not use “MeSh” or other qualified terms, thus there are a lot of results including animal models, for instance.
How to search for a document in Scopus?
Follow these steps to search for a document: 1 Go to Scopus. The default page is the Document search. 2 Enter your terms on the Search terms line. 3 Select the search fields from the drop-down list. 4 Click ‘Search’. For information about how to work with document search results, see document search results.
How to query the Scopus search API in R?
The file contains three functions: searchByString () which allows you to query the API using an advanced search string, searchByID () which allows you to search for a list of article IDs (PMIDs, DOIs, or Scopus EIDs), and extractXML () which extracts values from the XML and parses them into a data frame you can work with in R.
How to get the best results from Scopus?
In the search box, enter your search terms or phrases. These are your topic keywords — you might need to try combinations of keywords to find the most relevant results. Using the drop-down menu, choose the field that the terms should appear in.
How are Boolean operators used in Scopus search?
On the Advanced search form, you can create a search using field codes, proximity operators, or Boolean operators to narrow the scope of the search. For example: See Field Codes for more information on creating search strings. Enter your search terms using proximity or Boolean operators as necessary to connect them.